Back on June 17th, we hosted EMISSIONS & AIR QUALITY Smart Class, North 2022 at The Carriageworks Theatre, Leeds. If you missed any of the subsequent presentation “Retrospectives”, here’s another opportunity to gain valuable insights from our Innovation Sponsors (Marston Holdings with Vortex IoT, Slingshot Simulations and ZiggyTec) and Keynotes (Leeds City Council, HS2, University of Leeds and the Leeds Sustainability Institute at Leeds Beckett University)…
If you satisfy our regular delegate qualification criteria* for an Emissions & Air Quality Smart Class but were unable to join us on the day for this live in-person event, CLICK HERE and complete the short “Download form” at the bottom of the post to receive a unique link giving free of charge access to all of the presentation videos, recordings and slides. Alternatively, click on your preferred presentation title from below to re-visit an individual retrospective:
- “The Decarbonisation of Transport and Improving Air Quality in a Growing City”
- “Data Led Air Quality Improvements and Transport Decarbonisation”
- “Living Labs – Learning from our Urban Environment”
- “Sustainable Digital Twins and Future Air Quality Scenarios”
- “Innovation in Construction – Eliminating Diesel”
- “Would You Serve Your Guests Dirty Water?”
*Those qualifying to receive the presentation videos and rich media content from this event include commissioning, procurement, trialling and partnering leads, senior influencers, strategic decision makers and planners from: local authorities (e.g. city, borough, metropolitan, district and county councils); public and private transport operators/service providers; sub-regional transport bodies, combined authorities, integrated transport authorities and passenger transport executives; road operators and highways authorities; freight and logistics operators; airports and port operators; vehicle manufacturers; energy providers; potential partners from industry (e.g. retail, construction, manufacturing and waste management sectors) and healthcare; DfT, Defra, EA, BEIS, DHSC and supporting national agencies; prime contractors etc.
Here’s what some of our delegates and stakeholders had to say about EMISSIONS & AIR QUALITY Smart Class, North 2022:
“An excellent and useful event” – Project Manager – Sustainable Energy & Air Quality, Leeds City Council • “A Friday well spent in Leeds at the Emissions & Air Quality Smart Class. Really informative keynotes from Leeds University, Leeds Beckett, Leeds City Council and HS2. Great discussions around the decarbonisation of transport, EV charging, eliminating diesel in construction, learning from our urban environment using living labs and how we can use hyperlocal data to improve air quality. Thanks to Smart Classes for organising” – Transport Development Analyst, Liverpool City Region Combined Authority • “Great event – looking forward to the next one!” – Senior Project Engineer, Derbyshire County Council • “Thanks very much for inviting me and Daniel to the session on Friday. It was really well structured and informative! Great networking too!” – Senior Environmental Health Officer, Selby District Council • “Thank you, it was a great day!” – Environmental Health Technician, Selby District Council • “Met my expectations and all of the presentations were useful” – First Route Project Manager, Coventry Very Light Rail at Coventry City Council • “Very impressed! Interesting presentations, productive conversations and less of the ‘fluff’ of many events. Thanks for an engaging event on Friday – I really enjoyed the format and content and will certainly be recommending future events to colleagues” – Environmental Consultant, Mott MacDonald
“A pleasure to speak at Smart Classes’ Emissions & Air Quality North today on Living labs, collaboration and partnerships for the goals alongside Jim Parker. Some great keynotes and innovators to connect with and learn from, and hopefully some opportunities to work together soon!” – Sustainability Manager, University of Leeds • “Thank you very much. It was a fantastic meeting” – Research Officer, Leeds Sustainability Institute at Leeds Beckett University • “Well worthwhile – thank you! Good connections made at all of the roundtables and great follow up agreed with a number of attendees” – Executive Chairman, Slingshot Simulations (Innovation Sponsor) • “Great experience speaking on Friday at the 2022 Emissions & Air Quality Smart Class North, discussing the role graph technology and digital twins can play in Leeds City’s target to reach net zero by 2030” – Application Engineer, Slingshot Simulations (Innovation Sponsor) • “Great event, thanks!” – COO, Slingshot Simulations (Innovation Sponsor) • “Happy clean air day! What better way to celebrate than a train up to Leeds to present at an emissions and air quality smart class tomorrow!” – Director of Environment, Marston Holdings (Innovation Sponsor) •“Great engagement in Leeds last month at EMISSIONS & AIR QUALITY Smart Class, North 2022” – Founder & CEO, ZiggyTec (Innovation Sponsor)
Schedule of Smart Classes:
- TRANSPORT Smart Class, Midlands 2022 – Thursday 24th February, Nottingham
- EMISSIONS & AIR QUALITY Smart Class, South 2022 – Wednesday 30th March, London
- TRANSPORT Smart Class, South West England 2022 – Thursday 28th April, Bristol
- TRANSPORT Smart Class, Wales 2022 – Thursday 26th May, Cardiff
- EMISSIONS & AIR QUALITY Smart Class, North 2022 – Friday 17th June, Leeds
- PUBLIC REALM & URBAN SPACES Smart Class 2022 – Thursday 7th July, London
- TRANSPORT Smart Class, North of England 2022 – Friday 9th September, Manchester
- TRANSPORT Smart Class, London & South East England 2022 – Thursday 6th October, London
- WATER MANAGEMENT Smart Class 2022 – Thursday 10th November, Birmingham
- TRANSPORT Smart Class, Scotland 2022 – Wednesday 7th December, Glasgow
- TRANSPORT Smart Class, Northern Ireland 2023 – Jan/Feb Date TBC, Belfast
- WASTE MANAGEMENT Smart Class 2023 – Date TBC, London
- ENERGY SMART CLASS – Date TBC, Birmingham
- HEALTH & ASSISTED LIVING Smart Class – Date TBC, London
Like to learn more about our Smart Class events and how you can potentially participate? Click here to discover the market context of Smart Classes and for a general overview of our Transport, Emissions & Air Quality, Public Realm & Urban Spaces, Water Management, Waste Management, Energy and Health & Assisted Living editions.
Buyer side stakeholders (e.g. councils/local authorities, transport authorities, transport operators, highways authorities, waste collection authorities, developers, utilities, public service providers, critical infrastructure operators, government agencies, prime contractors etc) meeting the qualification criteria described on the individual event page (click selected Smart Class from the schedule above) can apply for a free delegate place by completing the “Registration form” located at the bottom of that page.
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